Sheila Clark

Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford Sheila West Clark, 67, of Oxford, formerly of Cleveland, passed away on Thursday, October 19, 2023. The family will receive friends on Sunday, October 22, 2023, from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. at Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford (601 Commerce Parkway Oxford, Mississippi 38655). The memorial service celebrating her life will take place on Sunday, October 22, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel of Coleman Funeral Home with Bro. Jack Moore officiating the service. Sheila graced this world with her presence on the fall day of September 15, 1956, in Ruleville as one of the three children born to the late Bobby Etheridge West and Alvie Nell Wood Fortenberry. Upon graduating high school, this beautiful woman continued her education at the University of Mississippi, where she was actively involved in the Kappa Delta Sorority. After her tenure at the Harvard of the South, she strolled back down to the Mississippi Delta town of Drew with a bachelor's degree and began building her life. While settling back in at home, she caught the eye of a young man named Steve Clark while walking out of the local bank in Drew. As fate would have it, the two married and spent an expansive forty-five years together, giving life to two daughters and an immeasurable amount of memories while walking the path of life together. Aside from her stunning beauty inside and out, this college degree-carrying woman of intellect leaped out on faith with her husband, moved just a few miles down the road to Cleveland, and started a business, Clark Jewelry and Interiors, that specialized in fine jewelry and the most elegant interior design styles of the Delta. This husband and wife team worked side by side for three and half decades before relocating to Oxford. Once the move to Oxford was finalized and she settled down, Sheila used her top-notch customer service skills as a realtor with Kessinger Real Estate. When she was not selling fine properties or giving tips on all things interior design, she could be heard chatting with her daughters multiple times a day about the latest episodes of their lives and counseling them through decisions. While she was a devoted mother and wife, she was also a dedicated shopper who could often be found browsing through the aisles of retail establishments far and wide. Although Sheila was not a flashy woman, except for her jewelry, she adored entertaining friends and family as an elegant socialite. Although Sheila has departed from our presence, her treasured memory will hold a special place in the hearts and minds of her loved ones. She leaves behind a loving family to continue walking down the path of life: her husband, Steve Clark of Oxford; two daughters, Carly Clark of Pineville, North Carolina; Cara Clark of Birmingham, Alabama; one sister, Marcia (Jack) Moore of Eads, Tennessee; one brother, Bruce (Gwendolyn) West of Hollandale, Mississippi. The loved ones that departed from this life before her include her parents, Bobby Etheridge West and Alvie Nell Wood Fortenberry. In Lieu of flowers and gifts, the family has requested that donations be given to the following organizations: Junior Auxiliary of Cleveland https://tinyurl.com/2vuxw8p8 Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital https://tinyurl.com/46c76zfa The staff at Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford is honored to serve the Clark family as they begin to walk through this new season of life.

Sheila Clark

September 15, 1956 - October 19, 2023

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